Osaka and Azarenka to battle for US Open silverware
TWO huge results were the outcome of of the women’s semi-finals day at the 2020 US Open, with two three-setters playing out. While one match went as expected, seeing Naomi Osaka head into the final after defeating American Jennifer Brady, the huge news coming out of the day was Victoria Azarenka coming out of a […]
Osaka and Brady to contend for US Open finals berth
A RELATIVELY predictable day of quarter finals action took place on Day 9 of the 2020 US Open, seeing Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Brady both head through to the semi finals in straight sets. While this is Brady’s first time making semi finals at a grand slam in her career, Osaka has been here once […]
Azarenka and Pironkova join Serena and Mertens in quarters
EUROPE will have four representatives in the last eight of the US Open women’s draw after veterans, Victoria Azarenka and Tsvetana Pironkova continued their runs at Flushing Meadows. The experienced duo will join United States’ Serena Williams and Belgian Elise Mertens in the quarter finals, which begin tomorrow. The remarkable achievement of Belarus and Bulgaria […]
Williams books fourth round spot, set to face Sakkari for second time in a fortnight
AMERICAN superstar Serena Williams’ pursuit for a 24th Grand Slam title remains on track after coming from a set down to defeat 26th seed Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-2 6-2. It was their first match against each other since 2015, but Williams had won five of six encounters between them leading into this contest. Stephens did […]
Garcia stuns top seed Pliskova to book third round US Open spot
CAROLINE Garcia has caused the boil-over of the US Open by defeating top seed and world number three, Karolina Pliskova in straight sets today. The unseeded Frenchwoman made her way into the third round at the Grand Slam with a 6-1 7-6 victory, winning the last five points of the match after the Czech seed […]
